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| − | A brand name for an early 20th century [ | + | A brand name for an early 20th century [[acoustical%20plaster|acoustical plaster]] with good sound absorbing properties. Akoustilith plaster has a sturface texture that resembles concrete blocks. Its unpainted surface was used for both visual and acoustical effect in the dome and wall of the Great Hall of the National Academy of Sciences building. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 08:47, 7 January 2014
Description
A brand name for an early 20th century Acoustical plaster with good sound absorbing properties. Akoustilith plaster has a sturface texture that resembles concrete blocks. Its unpainted surface was used for both visual and acoustical effect in the dome and wall of the Great Hall of the National Academy of Sciences building.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Akoustilith plaster; acoustical plaster
Authority
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Thomas C. Jester (ed.), Twentieth-Century Building Materials, McGraw-Hill Companies, Washington DC, 1995
- Website address 1 Comment: National Academy of Science, 'The NAS Building' at http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ABOUT_building_foyer